# Thomas Wihlbiller > Sr. Product Design Manager | Leading Innovative Design Solutions | UI/UX Strategy & Leadership, Platform Design, SaaS | Ex-MyVest Location: Berkeley, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/thomaswihlbiller I am a Product Design Leader with 20+ years of experience driving innovation in enterprise systems, with a strong track record in design strategy and cross-functional collaboration at large organizations. Trained at a top European Design School, I built a solid foundation in design and gained valuable experience across industries, countries, and cultures early in my career. Most recently, as Chief Designer for MyVest’s portfolio platform, I shaped flagship products by translating complex requirements into scalable, intuitive solutions and managing all design aspects with an entrepreneurial mindset. ## Work Experience ### Principal Product Designer @ Wevise Jan 2025 – Present Design and expand mentorship services at Wevise to create more equitable pathways into tech for underrepresented groups. Collaboration with cross-functional teams to identify systemic barriers and develop strategic UX solutions that scale mentorship access and support career transitions. ### Sr. Product Design Manager @ MyVest Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area - Built and oversaw the design of MyVest’s first scalable design system to unify our multi-tenant wealth management platform and improve the way design and engineering delivered product. Starting with a full UI audit, I created accessible design tokens, co-developed reusable components in Figma and Angular, and published a living style guide that became the single source of truth for teams. - Delivered a cohesive, efficient product foundation that boosted user adoption and task completion by 35%, reduced product-related bug reports by 50%, and increased engineering productivity by 27%, while elevating brand consistency across the platform. ### Staff Product Designer @ MyVest Jan 2022 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area - Chief Designer for MyVest’s Enterprise Wealth Management advisor portal, leading cross-functional collaboration to ship the MVP in 9 months. Introduced co-browsing functionality, strengthening advisor–client relationships and positioning the product as a competitive differentiator. Result: AUM growth from $15B to $155B, positioning MyVest as an industry leader and earning multiple fintech design awards. - Directed end-to-end workflow redesign for tax loss harvesting, scaling from single-account management to portfolio-wide execution. Result: 200% increase in client engagement and 10k+ account activations. ### Senior Product Designer @ MyVest Jan 2016 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco - Positioned design as a business driver by expanding access to the Tax Savings Report, enabling advisors to demonstrate value directly to clients and increasing retention by 70%+. - Served as design team leader and stakeholder partner, aligning competing priorities across product, engineering, and business teams to ensure usability and business impact at scale. ### Product Designer @ MyVest Jan 2013 – Jan 2016 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Creative Lead @ Prosper Marketplace Jan 2011 – Jan 2013 - Redesigned and launched Prosper’s Core Investment Tool at the online peer-to-peer lending company under tight deadlines, surpassing regulatory requirements and market needs with a new UX/UI. - Accelerated feature development cycles 3x by establishing a cross-functional collaboration model with executives, marketing, and technical teams. - Modernized design production systems, cutting costs, boosting efficiency, and enabling team expansion while strengthening Prosper’s unified brand identity. ### Director of Creative Services @ EduTone Corporation Jan 2008 – Jan 2011 | San Francisco Bay Area - Conceived and executed a global K–12 digital platform serving 3.6M students, 100K+ teachers, and 7,000 schools worldwide, establishing a scalable, award-winning enterprise solution. - Developed an app adopted into Google’s permanent app collection, extending the platform experience across iPhone, tablets, and web. - Recipient of multiple Codie Awards, including Best K12 Enterprise Solution, Best Education Administration Solution, and Best K12 Solution. ### Senior Interface Designer @ Devicescape Jan 2007 – Jan 2008 | San Bruno, CA ### Art Director, Founder @ Plazebo, LLC Jan 2001 – Jan 2007 ### Art Director, co-Founder @ VIDAX, Inc. Jan 1998 – Jan 2001 ## Education ### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Multimedia University of California, Berkeley ### Master of Arts - MA in Communication Design Technische Hochschule Augsburg ### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Communication Design University of Lancashire ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/wihlbiller --- Source: https://flows.cv/thomaswihlbiller JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/thomaswihlbiller/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13